This article is published in association with United Nations. As the world navigates rapid digital transformation, the 19th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the theme “Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future.“ Bringing together participants from over 170 countries, the Forum comes at a pivotal moment following the recent adoption […]Internet Governance Forum: Shaping a safe and equitable digital future
December 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As the world navigates rapid digital transformation, the 19th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the theme “Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future.“ Bringing together participants from over 170 countries, the Forum comes at a pivotal moment following the recent adoption […]Commission approves amendment to German State aid scheme to support deployment of Gigabit networks
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, amendments to a State aid scheme to support the deployment of very high capacity broadband networks offering Gigabit speeds in Germany. The scheme was originally approved in November 2020 and was set to expire […]Mobile Internet Adoption Accelerates Among Women in LMICs, but Further Action is Needed to Close the Gender Gap: GSMA
June 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with GSMA. 1.5 billion women in LMICs now use mobile internet, 785 million remain unconnected 15 May 2024, London: More women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are using mobile internet than ever before, 1.5 billion (66%) in total. In 2023, an additional 120 million women connected to the internet […]The internet could be good for you, says a new report (except, perhaps, if you are a young woman)
June 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: David Elliott, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Time spent online is bad for our health, isn’t it? It’s certainly a popular viewpoint. Because browsing at a desk or scrolling on our phones sometimes takes us away from activities considered […]From the world wide web to AI: 11 technology milestones that changed our lives
March 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stephen Holroyd, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda On 24 January 1984, Apple unveiled the Macintosh 128K and changed the face of personal computers forever. Steve Jobs’ compact, user-friendly computer introduced the graphical user interface to the world, marking a pivotal […]What does freedom of speech mean in the internet era?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John Letzing, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum In 1996, a man in South Africa locked himself into a glass cubicle and mostly limited his contact with the outside world to an internet connection for a few months. “The exciting aspect […]UNESCO wants to develop an ‘internet of trust’. Here are its guidelines
November 23, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ian Shine, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda UNESCO has released Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms in a bid to protect people’s rights online.It includes five principles that aim to prevent issues such as misinformation, disinformation, hate speech […]The right to be forgotten allows people to ask for data about them to be removed from the internet. How does it work?
October 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ian Shine, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda The EU’s right to be forgotten rule allows individuals to request that organizations remove and delete personal information about them from online platforms.People can only ask organizations to erase their personal data […]EU-Moldova “Roam like at Home” closer to reality
September 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission adopted today a proposal to incorporate roaming into the EU-Moldova Association Agreement. Once all necessary steps have been completed, Moldovan visitors to the EU will be able to use their mobile phones under the same price conditions as if they were in […]Could the metaverse be more trustworthy than our current internet?
July 19, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Cathy Li, Head, AI, Data and Metaverse; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva The internet stands as one of the most remarkable achievements in the field of communication and information networks. It is considered the […]What happens when the internet shuts down?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum There’s been a recent wave of demonstrations across Iran with pictures and videos of the unrest flooding the internet, alongside calls for reform. Yet protesters quickly realized that communications were being […]Half of US teens use the internet ‘almost constantly’. But where are they spending their time online?
August 31, 2022 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stefan Ellerbeck, Senior Writer, Formative Content Almost half of US teenagers aged 13-17 say they are online “almost constantly”, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.The most popular social media platforms among this age group are YouTube, […]The four key ways disinformation is spread online
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum Social media has allowed online disinformation to flourish.False and out-of-context information is largely propagated by people looking to distort public opinion and advance particular agendas.Disinformation is often advanced in […]Airships could boost internet coverage and help close the digital divide in Africa – and beyond. Here’s how
January 27, 2022 by 4 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johny Wood, Writer, Formative Content Blimps (airships) are providing internet coverage to two islands in sub-Saharan Africa.The aerial signal connects with terrestrial Wi-Fi to boost download speeds.The system could be rolled out to other remote communities, helping to […]Antitrust: Commission publishes initial findings of consumer Internet of Things sector inquiry
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has published today the preliminary results of its competition sector inquiry into markets for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) related products and services in the European Union. The Preliminary Report confirms the rapid growth of these markets, but also identifies potential […]Our current internet architecture was conceived for the 1980s. It’s time for an upgrade
June 2, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Giacomo Giuliari, PhD candidate, ETH Zurich, Joel Wanner, PhD candidate, ETH Zurich, Markus Legner, Postdoctoral Researcher, ETH Zurich, David Basin, Professor of Information Security, ETH Zurich, Peter Müller, Professor of Programming Methodology, ETH Zurich & Adrian Perrig, Professor […]This start-up is using blockchain to help smallholder farmers prosper
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Natalie Marchant, Writer, Formative Content Many workers in emerging economies are unbanked because they can’t prove their existence in the supply chain.A US-based start-up wants to help by using blockchain to give everyone access to their work history.BanQu’s […]What is the Internet of Things?
April 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Natalie Marchant, Writer, Formative Content From fitness trackers to smart heating systems, the Internet of Things (IoT) describes the growing network of internet-enabled devices.It’s also enabling smart cities and, in future, driverless cars.Along with other emerging technologies such […]State aid: Commission approves €325 million public support to provide schools in Italy with very high internet speeds
January 21, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, €325 million of public support to connect 12,000 schools in Italy to very high-speed internet. The schools that will benefit from the measure are located in areas with insufficient connectivity in Italy, in line […]There’s no vaccine for the infodemic – so how can we combat the virus of misinformation?
November 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Robin Pomeroy, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum & Alexander Court, Marketing Communications Lead, World Economic Forum Fake news about COVID, its origins, treatment and prevention, has gone viral.UN has launched counter-attack, wants you to help.Storyful founder says algorithms […]Will the coronavirus break the internet?
March 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Internet usage is up 50% in some parts of the world as more aspects of our daily lives have moved online. Some remote-work platforms and services have struggled to keep up […]Chicken soup for the digital soul: how to bring community back online
December 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Dave McKay, President, CEO, Royal Bank of Canada Online networks can lack empathy which can negatively effect their potential for economic growth and bringing people together. The speed and reach of online communities can also be used to […]How the inventor of the internet plans to make it safe and accessible for everyone
November 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Katharine Rooney, Senior Writer, Formative Content Half the world is connected to the internet today. Concerns about civility, bullying and hate speech on the internet are growing. Contract for the Web includes nine principles to fix the internet […]Make the internet safer: stop using passwords
November 18, 2019 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ori Eisen, Founder and CEO, Trusona This article is not simply meant to be read. It is meant to be read and acted upon. I am here to recruit you. I have dedicated my life to fighting online […]Why the internet is yesterday’s news in China’s digital leap forward
September 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Winston Wenyan Ma In May 2017, China hosted the historical Go match between Ke Jie, the world’s No 1-ranked player and world champion, and the AI-enabled computer program AlphaGo, designed by Google’s DeepMind Lab. The Wuzhen showdown was […]3 reasons why most Africans aren’t on the internet – and how to connect them
August 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stéphane Richard, CEO, Orange Only half of people today are in a position to access the internet. Many use their mobile phones to reach a range of life-enhancing online services in areas such as healthcare, skills and education, finance […]Most people on the internet live in this country
June 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Senior Writer, Formative Content More than half the world’s population now has access to the internet – and the biggest chunk of those people are based in China. There are 3.8 billion internet users in the world, […]It’s time for cybersecurity to go pro bono
June 6, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Daniel Dobrygowski, Head of Governance and Policy, Global Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum As asylum seekers and other vulnerable people are required to give up more and more of their personal information to agencies charged with protecting them, the […]An economist explains how to value the internet
May 23, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Erik Brynjolfsson, Director, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, MIT – Sloan School of Management & Ceri Parker, Commissioning Editor, Agenda, World Economic Forum It is one the most commonly used measures of economic activity: gross domestic product (GDP), […]Why securing the Internet of Things is crucial to the Fourth Industrial Revolution
April 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Amy Jordan, Delivery Lead, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum The Internet of Things (IoT) is set to revolutionize our world and is already having a significant impact in many areas of our day-to-day lives. But what exactly do […]This new form of currency could transform the way we see money
April 8, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ashley Lannquist, Project Lead, Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology, World Economic Forum Central banks around the world are experimenting with so-called Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). But what is it and why does it matter? CBDC is a digitized […]European Parliament approves new copyright rules for the internet
March 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Creatives and news publishers will be empowered to negotiate with internet giants thanks to new copyright rules which also contain safeguards on freedom of expression. MEPs adopted the directive in plenary by 348 votes in favour, 274 against and 36 abstentions. This marks the […]There are now four competing visions of the internet. How should they be governed?
March 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kieron O’Hara, Senior Research Fellow, University of Southampton & Wendy Hall, Director, Web Science Institute, University of Southampton On the fringe of the 2019 World Economic Forum gathering at Davos, trade ministers from 75 members of the World Trade […]
